The Ultimate Kayak Road Trip
Updated: Mar 6, 2019
By Hayden Lane
This past summer, my Fiance Anide, and I loaded up two Hobie Mirage i11's in the van and drove up to Mammoth Lakes. It is a 7 hour drive from San Diego, 6 if you don't stop at Bass Pro Shop in Rancho Cucamonga. With the small inflatable kayaks in the back of the car, the drive was a breeze. No tie downs to check. No height limit to worry about with kayak on the roof while passing through the Starbucks Drive Thru, and no trailer to worry about or slow us down on the long straight Highway 395.
The kayaks stayed safely in the car overnight as we stayed at a small Bed and Breakfast in Mammoth. There are literally dozens of lakes to chose from in the Mammoth Lakes area. We got up early and headed out to Twin Lakes the first day. We parked and had the kayaks out of the bags, inflated, and loaded with our trout fishing gear and snacks in 15 minutes, and were on the water after a short walk to the water with the kayaks on their carts.
The Hobie i11's were easily the coolest water crafts on the lake. The middle of the lake was full of fisherman sitting idly in their float tubes. The day was a beautiful, and hot. The fishermen were sitting in waders, with their legs freezing in the cool mountain water and their upper half steaming in the hot sun. We were sitting in shorts and tee shirts enjoying the day and doing circles around the float tubes on the nimble i11's.
The stable i11s also proved to be an excellent fishing platform. I was able to stand easily and see trout swimming by underneath and cast right in front of them. Anide and I caught and released around a dozen fish. After enjoying the lake for a few hours, we kayaked back to the shore and loaded the kayaks back in their bags and in the van in no time and were off to lunch.
We hiked later that day and were back on the water at Convict Lake the following morning. I can not stress enough how easily and seamlessly these kayaks fitted in with our road trip. It really was the maximum amount of fun, with the minimum amount of hassle.
For more information, give the shop a call. We offer demos on the Hobie i11s daily!
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시간 활용에 대한 선택 폭이 넓다는 점에서 관심을 가져볼 만한 분야입니다. 낮에 일정이 집중된 밤알바 분들이 저녁 시간을 활용할 수 있도록 도와주는 선택지이며, 근무 조건과 휴게 시간, 이동 편의성을 함께 확인하면 보다 현실적인 일정 계획을 세우는 데 도움이 됩니다.
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여러 근무 조건을 비교해 본 뒤 자신의 상황에 맞는 일자리를 선택하는 과정이 중요하다고 생각합니다. 정보를 살펴보면서 저녁 시간대의 다양한 업무를 확인할 수 있어 편리했습니다. 일정과 이동 거리, 급여 수준, 업무 강도 등을 함께 고려하면 단순히 밤알바 시간만 보고 선택하는 것보다 훨씬 합리적으로 판단할 수 있어 실제 근무에도 도움이 될 것 같습니다.